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After a what feels like a couple of weeks of unsettled weather and tricky conditions in the mountains, our Matterhorn trip this month all seemed to go to schedule and for once we spent the whole trip on plan A! Starting the week with a escalating series of climbs and...
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Back home and just about recovered from yesterday's effort on the Eiger. It was a great finale to eight days climbing with Sarah and we ticked off a whole bunch of good climbs including the Petit Verte, Perrons traverse, east ridge of Monte Viso, the Index and the...
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A busy summer mountaineering week here in Chamonix. We've had groups out on our Mont Blanc trip, as well as an Alpine Intro course and some rock climbing too. Chamonix Climbing Conditions The hot weather continues...... hot! Not a complete meltdown like a couple of...
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After our first four days (see previous blog here) Dave and I were due to have a few days off before heading over to the Eiger. But looking at the forecast, the day we were due to head to the Eiger coincided with a cold front crossing the alps, which would put a...
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We climbed the mountain in June (2018) in snowy conditions but great weather. Here's a video edit from the day - and our blog post from the trip is here....
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An action packed four days with Aoife, Tom and Dave, along with James guiding as well. It felt like we climbed a pretty chunky route everyday, and some proper classics too. We've been extremely lucky with the weather, with long hot days and no sign of the normal...
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Another good week of climbing here in Chamonix on one of our Alpine skills courses. Five days of training, practice and then alpine action. It's always a pleasure watching people learn and then become more and more independent in the mountains. We focused on glacial...
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The hot and stable weather is still here in Chamonix. People are climbing all sorts of stuff, including some big routes on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, as well as rock routes mid-high mountain now that the snow is receding fast. Having said that, there is still...
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Last lift accessed ski tour of (my) season from Contamines yesterday.
Plenty of folk out enjoying the good conditions on the classics.
A weeks holiday away from the mountains now. Rest time before the @trofeomezzalama race at the end of the month.
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A big couple of days on the wild Miage glacier taking advantage of the great spring ski touring conditions.
Up Mont Tondu and then today over the Miage after a night in the Conscrits refuge. Which served a vegetarian meal to the whole hut last night, meaning it’s now my favourite refuge. 🌱
Over 3500m of ascent and some very good snow on the way down.
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Off the beaten track in the Aiguille Rouge today.
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Updated the Iran Ski Touring Photo Gallery today. Video on it's way.... #ski
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A few photos and a conditions update from Mont Blanc yesterday. Some hard ice, plenty of powder. #ski #chamonix
Ski Mont Blanc conditions – April 2019 | Vertical Frontiers Mountain Guides
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Ski Mont Blanc conditions – April 2019 Posted by Ben Bradford | Apr 10, 2019 | Alps, Ski Touring, Skiing | 0 | A big training outing with Jon and Carron yesterday on the Grand Mulet route on Mont Blanc. We started from the Plan d’Aiguille station on the Aiguille du Midi lift and turned around at...Well the express Haute Route didn’t exactly go to Plan. A meter of fresh snow at altitude put paid to that.
We headed south and spent a great couple of days around the Mont Thabor area. Nice hut, quiet and loads of good skiing. Despite the cloud.
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